Creatures and beings of myth and fantasy

[Harpo]

To mark National Unicorn Day, let’s start a thread dedicated to unicorns, centaurs, chimeras, heffalumps, gremlins, and all the other creatures and beings of myth and fantasy.

National Unicorn Day

Bake delicious, fanciful Unicorn cupcakes, watch a fantasy movie like The Chronicles of Narnia, or research the history of these elegant mythological creatures.

www.daysoftheyear.com

 

[BAYLOR]

And don't forget Cyclopses. Minotaurs, Basilisks and Gorgons.

 

[paranoid marvin]

You can't beat a mawg: half man, half dog. He's his own best friend!

 

[nixie]

Don't forget the German water sprite, The Nixie.

Don't look at me like that, my mum being human thought Nixanna was cute, my pixie dad didn't like to tell her the name would likely be shortened to mean an evil water sprite.

 

[BAYLOR]

And then there all Gore's favorite mythical creature Man/bear/Pig as seen in South Park

And let's not forget the mighty Jackalope which half bunny half deer.

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

George Carlin -- starting with angels but moving on to others...
"What about Goblins? Doesn't anybody believe in Goblins? The only time you hear about them is on Halloween and its always negative sh*t..."

This clip is from "You Are All Diseased" 1999. Did George Carlin launch the Zombie in Movies & TV trend that took hold in the 2000s?

Probably not...but...

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

And then there all Gore's favorite mythical creature Man/bear/Pig as seen in South Park

And let's not forget the mighty Jackalope which half bunny half deer.

Jackalope. I thought this was about mythical creatures like the Chupacabra.

[Edit: Warning. The link below is horrifying]

Here is a collection of caught and taxidermy jackalope. What more proof does one need?

Jackalope Taxidermy - Etsy

Check out our jackalope taxidermy selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our home decor shops.

www.etsy.com

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

Trolls seem to be a Norwegian mascot of sorts. There seem to be a lot of movies about them coming from there. And all the ones I've seen have been a lot of fun.

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

To mark National Unicorn Day, let’s start a thread dedicated to unicorns, centaurs, chimeras, heffalumps, gremlins, and all the other creatures and beings of myth and fantasy.

National Unicorn Day

Bake delicious, fanciful Unicorn cupcakes, watch a fantasy movie like The Chronicles of Narnia, or research the history of these elegant mythological creatures.

www.daysoftheyear.com

Which Nation?

The site isn't clear. England?

 

[nixie]

Then we have kelpies, selkies, banshees, brownies and leprechauns. Brownies are great, we have one looking after the library in the cracked pot. Leprechauns stay well clear, nasty little creatures, promise you a pot of gold but then borrow some money for a taxi and you never see them or your money again.

 

[Harpo]

Which Nation?

The site isn't clear. England?

I like to think unicorns transcend national boundaries

 

[Harpo]

Trolls seem to be a Norwegian mascot of sorts. There seem to be a lot of movies about them coming from there. And all the ones I've seen have been a lot of fun.

Troll Hunter is terrific

 

[CrazyKB]

I accidentally shot the Easter Bunny today. I felt very sad until I realized I had procured a life time of Chocolate treats.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Hydra This one from Jason and the Argonauts.

 

[Yozh]

There is the ever-elusive snipe, hunted by many a young camper.

 

[Phyrebrat]

The nas nas (Yemen) — a leg with a belly /face on top, with an arm sticking out the top of the head. (As represented in my short story Bad Leg )

The squonk (indigenous N American) — a huge ugly troll thing made of warts that does nothing but cry. When it’s caught it disappears into a pool of tears

Wild Beast of Barriesdale — Scottish imp like thing with three legs.

I could go on for days …

 

[Luiglin]

The nas nas (Yemen) — a leg with a belly /face on top, with an arm sticking out the top of the head. (As represented in my short story Bad Leg )

The squonk (indigenous N American) — a huge ugly troll thing made of warts that does nothing but cry. When it’s caught it disappears into a pool of tears

Wild Beast of Barriesdale — Scottish imp like thing with three legs.

I could go on for days …

 

[Phyrebrat]

When I was a kid I was addicted to this book which is where most of my understanding of monsters and crypto started.

A Dictionary of Monsters and Mysterious Beasts: Amazon.co.uk: Miller, Carey: 9781903015582: Books

Buy A Dictionary of Monsters and Mysterious Beasts New by Miller, Carey (ISBN: 9781903015582) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

Also was obsessed with the Usborne ghost and ufo books

 

[paranoid marvin]

When I was a kid I was addicted to this book which is where most of my understanding of monsters and crypto started.

A Dictionary of Monsters and Mysterious Beasts: Amazon.co.uk: Miller, Carey: 9781903015582: Books

Buy A Dictionary of Monsters and Mysterious Beasts New by Miller, Carey (ISBN: 9781903015582) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

Also was obsessed with the Usborne ghost and ufo books

Yes I remember these now! Go-to books when I was a kid. I'm going to have to go out and buy them all again

This along with a (weekly? bi-weekly?) magazine that you put into a binder called 'The Unexplained'.

There was also a book we had in English at school that helped create stories regarding fantasy creatures such as worgs (or wargs). Can't remember the name of that one though.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I think that my favourite mythical creature (well, at least my favourite mythical story) is/was the Lambton Worm/Wyrm. Again this came from a book, with a memorable picture of a knight resplendent in his shiny armour covered in spikes, fighting a green eel like creature.